Ultrasonic treatments can be a little uncomfortable, like a prickling feeling. This sensation will pass quickly, and it means the treatment is delivering its technology into the skin. You will feel a warming sensation, which will be more intense around bony areas and the eyes.

Your therapist can adjust the settings used to deliver a comfortable treatment. more intense treatments increasing the discomfort during the ultrasonic pulses. Settings are designed to suit your skin type and the area being treated. Thicker more cushioned skins tends to feel the least discomfort.

You may see an initial immediate tightening effect which is inflammation as a result of the micro wounds we have created below the skins surface. However the real work has now began and the best is yet to come. The three stages of collagen production are:

• Inflammation (this is what you feel immediately after the treatment)
• Proliferation (this is what we have created with your HIFU treatment – a cascade of new collagen & elastin fibres created by your fibroblast cells)
• Maturation (this is what happens as the collagen turns from floaty new collagen to strong collagen that acts as scaffolding to our skin)

From inflammation to the maturation stage it takes up to 90 days but the improvement is gradually unfolding and it peaks in 90 days approx. Don’t forget that your existing collagen will be tightened also like denim jeans in the dryer.

How many treatments you require will depend on multiple factors like: your age, how quickly you heal, your health & your lifestyle factors. It also depends upon the quality of your skin prior to the treatment and the depth of HIFU Cartridge that we have used. For 1.5mm we can repeat the treatment mostly every 3 months but for deeper HIFU cartridges we would like to wait up to 6 months before re treating so we don’t disrupt the new collagen & elastin that has been created.

Your treatment time frames will be discussed with you pre and post treatment

Can I have other treatments while I am waiting for the full effects of HIFU to mature?

Yes you most certainly can. As Atone Skin Clinic is a multi-modality clinic that offers a large variety of modalities, products and treatments we are happiest when we are taking clients on a total ‘Skin Journey’…. We love to use the following and often in the same treatment:

• Peels for radiance / tone / texture & hydration
• Enzymes for digesting debris on the surface of the face
• LED Light Therapy for wound healing / force feeding energy into the energy house of the cell (mitochondria) so it can function at optimum like a much younger cell does
• Skin Needling for collagen induction, tone & texture of skin
• Meso Skin Stamping with skin correctional Ampoule for cellular rejuvenation & correction
• RF Skin Needling for collagen induction and skin tightening – we will often perform this treatment at the same time as Deep HIFU as it is delivering a different energy and micro wound at a different depth of the skin
• Infusion treatments to get those potent skin correctional ampoules deeper into the skin

• Boost cellular output – or cell optimisation
• Increase skins circulation
• Tightening of existing collagen & elastin
• Promotion of brand new collagen & elastin
• Rejuvenation of skin
• Radiance
• Improve tone & texture of skin
• Effective tool anti-ageing and holding back the hands of time
• Reduce fine lines & wrinkles
• Improve muscle firmness which acts as scaffolding to your skin
• Firm skin around the eyes
• Minimise nasolabial folds
• Tighten & lift cheeks, neck and jowls
• Reduce double chin (turkey neck)
• Reduce under-eye bags, puffiness and pockets
• Improve acne & acne scarring

HIFU has become the gold standard in skin tightening for the following reasons:

• you see an immediate tightening result that accumulate and peak in up to 90 days – you just keep looking better and better as the days ./ weeks go on
• There is no downtime, you don’t have to miss a thing post HIFU, your schedule and lifestyle goes uninterrupted while the treatments results are working deep below your skins surface
• There is no special after care procedure other than your normal great everyday skincare at home routine
• HIFU is non-invasive, there are no injectables or needles used and it is a walk in and walk out procedure.
• HIFU uses your body’s own natural healing and rebuilding mechanisms to produce the result all we are doing is signalling the cells for them to activate and produce a lot more collagen & elastin
• Results can last from 18 months to 2 years depending upon your intrinsic metabolic factors and extrinsic factors.
• HIFU is safe and effective for almost everyone

HIFU has the ability to penetrate deeper levels of skin and tissue compared to Radio Frequency, targeting the more structural elements of your skin and muscle.. While other energy-based treatments are very useful for treating a variety of concerns the deep tightening and rejuvenation effect of HIFU is now considered the gold standard in skin tightening.

At Atone Skin we are obsessed with giving you multi modality treatments that give us a higher yield in terms of outcome and gives you optimum results. The same with HIFU, we have created packages that deliver incredible value and give your skin the best possible chance of optimising those results.

Please see our current package options or give us a call to discuss your very specific and individual requirements.

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